Implementation of the Basel Convention in Vietnam - 2007

Implementation of the Basel Convention in Vietnam - 2007

Nguyen Minh CuongVietnam Environment Protection Agency

Content

Hazardous Waste Import statisticsHazardous Waste Export statistics Illegal import and export cases Updates on newly introduced regulations and regulation under discussionOther activitiesChallenges and difficulties

Hazardous Waste Import statistics

HW import is prohibited under LawExchange of information with some BC focal point (Hong Kong, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, China, Malaysia)

Hazardous Waste Export statistics

2 intentions of shipment of used lithium batteries to Canada and tin sludge to Republic of KoreaExchange of information with some BC focal point (Canada, ROK...). No responses received

Illegal import and export cases

Use lead acid batteries– 15 containers

Plastic scraps mixed with hazardous wastes– 21 containers

Steel scraps mixed with hazardous wastes– About 50 containers

PCB transformer for power plant– Under inspection

Illegal import and export cases

Smuggling strategies:– Fake permits– Wrong shipment– Fake declaration to customs

Newly introduced regulations and regulation under discussion

Interministerial circular 02/2007/TTLT-BCT-BTNMT on requirements of the import of secondary materials Standards for hazardous waste limitsRegulated technical standard on hazardous waste limitsElectronic waste specificationsEPR guidelinesStandards for secondary materials to be imported

Other activities

Set-up of permitting system for hazardous waste collection, transport and disposalGranting permit for hazardous waste collector, transporter and disposerDevelopment of e-manifest system for hazardous wastesExchange of information among customs, industry, environment and trade authoritiesInspection mission to ports and provinces

Challenges and difficulties

Lack of comprehensive legal, institutional system for controllingLack of guidelines, standards to identify difference categories of wastesIncompetence of custom officers to quickly identify hazardous wasteLack of human resource and capacity to control in-land borderCapacity to treat and dispose hazardous waste safely

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